Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) Arts and Culture Center and Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival on December 14, 2022 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm EST for the opening of the exhibition Perceptible Rhythms/Alternative Temporalities exploring the impact of conflict, urbanization and the climate crisis on environments in the Middle East.
Enjoy a guided tour of the show at 6:45 pm EST, highlights about the rich climate-focused programming ahead, and light refreshments.
In 2010, Mathaf (the Arab Museum of Modern Art) was opened in the Gulf state of Qatar. In his essay, Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi provides an overview of pan-Arabism in recent decades and looks at what this museum can do to restore a pan-Arab cultural identity that has been neglected and in some cases even vilified for decades
DUBAI: Have you ever wondered how the Spanish capital, Madrid, got its name? It’s a surprising story, not least because of its Arabic links. Many historians claim that when the North African Moors dominated the Iberian Peninsula up to the end of the 15th century, this fortified city was called Magrit a word derived from the Arabic ‘magra,’ meaning a flow of water; a